Divide and Rule: The Partition of Africa, 1880-1914The partition of Africa was one of the most spectacular episodes in modern history. For Europeans, Africa was still an unknown continent in 1880. Thirty years later almost all of it was under European control. This race for colonies went hand in hand with a host of thrilling exploits and dramatic conflicts, of which Stanley's exploration of the Congo and Gordon's death in Khartoum are just two examples. |
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... Baratieri , the governor of Eritrea , to be brought up . In September 1895 Menelik declared war on Italy . The Italians commanded a formidable force of nearly 18,000 men including more than 10,000 Europeans , but the negus threw some ...
... Baratieri , General , 245 Bargash , Sultan , 136 , 137 , 139 Baring , Sir Evelyn , 46 , 68 , 226 Barnato , Barney ( Barnett Isaacs ) , 270 , 290 Barotseland , 297 , 299 Barrès , Maurice , 200 Battle of Adowa , 245 Bayol , Jean , 203 Index.
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Divide and Rule: The Partition of Africa, 1880-1914 H. L. Wesseling,H. W. Wesseling No preview available - 1996 |